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2016-2017学年上海外国语大学附属外国语学校高二上学期开学考试英语试题

（考试时间：

120分钟满分150分）

II. Grammar and Vocabulary（52%） 

Section A16%

Directions:

BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

17.“Bill,keepthethings________heresecret,willyou?

”saidthemanagerafterthemeeting.

A.discussedB.beingdiscussedC.tobediscussedD.havingbeendiscussed

18.Hesuggestedto________totheGreatPyramidforthesummerholidays.

A.usgoingB.usavisitC.ourvisitingD.avisit

19._______youcanleanagreatdealfromlookingattheworkofothers,anysuccessyoucanhopetoachievecomesfromdevelopinganindividualapproach.

A.SolongasB.WhileC.EvenD.Inspiteofthefact

20.DoesTeachers’Day______onSaturdaythisyear?

A.fallB.dropC.happenD.Leave

21._______productionupby60%,thecompanyhashadanotherexcellentyear.

A.AsB.ForC.WithD.Through

22.Thebuspassedthroughthestreet_______wethoughtwasaverydangerousspeed.

A.whichB.atwhichC.whatD.atwhat

23.Alargepartofthosewhohadreceivedcollegeinterruptedtheirstudiesforatimeandreturnedtotakethework______oncemore.

A.onB.upC.inD.back

24.________theydislikedlecturegivenbytheprofessor,theyshouldn’thavemadesomuchnoise.

A.EvenB.MoreoverC.HoweverD.Howevermuch

25.Theboy_______inthearmsofthedoctor,who_____herhandonhisforeheadtoseeifhehadstillafever.

A.laylaidB.lyinglaidC.liedlainD.laidlain

26.Ifyouwanttostartaconversationwithastranger,theusualopeningisto_____ontheweather.

A.respondB.concentrateC.remarkD.begin

27.Nobodycanbe______fromthediscussionasitisveryimportant.

A.allowedB.clearedC.escapedD.excused

28.Theelectriciancheckedalltheelectricalequipmenttopreventanypossible______failure.

A.powerB.lightC.energyD.electricity

29.Shesmiledtothepeoplearoundbut_____lookedstraightahead,gettingholdofherhusband’shand.

A.mostB.almostC.mostlyD.nearly

30.Thereisnooneofus_______wishestoseethis______moviestar.

A.whoyoungforeignbeautiful

B.butbeautifulyoungforeign

C.thatforeignyoungbeautiful

D.whoyoungbeautifulforeign

31.Tousthereis_______agoodbook.

A.notasfaithfulfriendasB.nofriendasfaithfulas

C.notsofaithfulfriendasD.nosofaithfulfriendas

32.AgooddictionaryistothestudentsEnglish______agoodtoolistotheworker.

A.thatB.whatC.asifD.asfor

Section B （16%）

Directions:

 After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. 

（A）

Ihavetosaythatmymomisstricterthanmostparents,andI’mthekindofkidwhohasalotofmyownthoughts.

Iusedtothinkthatshe’sjustapickypersonthatlikestomakethingsmoredifficultforme,soweoncesatdownandtalkedfacetofacetryingtoclarifyeverymisunderstandingwehave（33）__________us.I（34）__________（convince）anddecidedtochangemyattitudetowardsher.Mymomtoldmethataswegrow,she’salsogrowing,too.Everyday,shelearnssomethingnewaboutbeingamom,andherknowledgeofbecomingagoodmomgraduallygrows.

（35）__________timepassesby,Ibegantorealizethatmostofherrules,orshouldIsay“pointofview”,arereallytoprotectus.Weteenagersoftenthinkthatparentsareconservative（保守的）,andtheyknownothingaboutus,buthonestly,we’reactuallystilltooyoung（36）__________（know）what’sreallybestforus.

Parentscanbewrongsometimesbecausenobody’sperfect,andtheymaybejustlikemymomwhoisstillonherwayto（37）__________（be）aperfectparent!

So,tothosewhooftenarguewiththeirparentslikeme:

nexttime,whenyoureallydisagreewith（38）__________yourparentssay,stopandtellyourselfthatyourparentswouldnevertrytodo（39）__________toharmyoubecausetheyloveyoubeforeyouyellatthem.

Finally,IreallywantmymomtoknowhowsorryIamforalwaysyellingatherbreakingherheart.IreallydowanttochangebecauseIloveherjustasmuchasshelovesme.

（B）

WhenIwasinjuniorhighschool,darknessbeganfillingmymind.Idon’tknowthedayorthereasonwhyitbegan.AllIknowisthatIstartedfeelinghopelessandworthless.Ihidinmyroom,（40）__________（stare）outofthewindow,thinkingaboutallmyfailures.Ievenquestioned（41）__________beingalivewasworthwhile.Mydarkmoodwasn’tconstant.Itwouldfadeattimes,butitalwaysreturned.

Itwasmyparentsthathelpedmeidentifytheshadow（42）__________hungovermylife—depression.Depressionis（43）__________mentalillnessthatdrainsyourenergyandpreventsyoufromenjoyinglife.Itcankeepyoufromsucceedingatschoolorworkorfromconnectingwithothers.Atits（44）__________（bad）,depressioncanevenleadtosuicide.

Whenyourmoodisdark,howdoyouknowwhetheryouaredepressedorjustsad?

Thinkabouthowlongthefeelings（45）__________（last）.Iftheyhavepersistedforweeksormonths,gethelp.

Noone（46）__________facedepressionalone.Ifyou’redepressed,findsomeone—afriend,parent,teacherorpastor—andtellthemyourfeelings.Considerseeingadoctororpsychologist,iftheyaregettingworse.

WhenIwasdepressed,Iwas（47）__________（embarrass）totellanyone.Ididn’twanttoseemweakorneedy.ButwhenItoldmyfriends,theysupportedandencouragedme.

Infact,（48）__________depressionaffectsmanypeopleworldwide,treatmentsareavailableandcanbringhopeandjoybackintotheirlife.

SectionC20%

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

（A）

A.contributionsB.representsC.raisedD.smartE.eventuallyF.IncreasinglyG.capturedH.determinesI.essentiallyJ.psychologicalK.limitations

What_____49____thekindofpersonyouare?

Whatfactorsmakeyoumoreorlessbold,intelligent,orabletoreadamap?

Alloftheseareinfluencedbytheinteractionofyourgenesandtheenvironmentinwhichyouwere50.Thestudyofhowgenesandenvironmentinteracttoinfluence51activityisknownasbehavioralgenetics.Behavioralgeneticshasmadeimportant52tothebiologicalrevolution,providinginformationabouttheextenttowhichbiologyinfluencesmind,brainandbehavior.

Anyresearchthatsuggeststhatabilitytoperformcertainbehaviorsarebasedinbiologyiscontroversial.Whowantstobetoldthatthereare___53_____towhatyoucanachievebasedonsomethingthatisbeyondyourcontrol,suchasyourgenes?

Itiseasytoacceptthatgenescontrolphysicalcharacteristicssuchassex,raceandeyecolor.Butcangenesalsodeterminewhetherpeoplewillgetdivorced,how54theyare,orwhatcareertheyarelikelytochoose?

Aconcernofpsychologicalscientistsistheextenttowhichallofthesecharacteristicsareinfluencedbynatureandnurture（养育）,bygeneticmakeupandtheenvironment._____55______,scienceindicatesthatgeneslaythegroundworkformanyhumantraits.Fromthisperspective,peopleareborn56likeundevelopedphotographs:

Theimageisalready____57_____,butthewayit58appearscanvarybasedonthedevelopmentprocess.However,thebasicpictureistherefromthebeginning.

（B）

A.rewardB.ignoreC.uniqueD.completedE.persevering

F.solutionG.rideH.recoveryI.brushJ.challengingH.deadline

Whatisyourdream?

Whatisthegoalthatyouhavesetforyourselfandareworkingtoachieve?

Realizingyourdreamsisnotaneasy___59___.

LastfallIdecidedtowriteanewbookformypublisher.Writingabookisa___60___goal,whichgotofftoaterrificstartlastOctober.Thewritingisflowingwell.ThenIgotsick.Infact,IgotillthatIneededsurgeryandthe___61___waslongandexhausting.IdidnotworkfromthefirstweekofNovemberuntilthesecondweekofJanuary.BythenIwasnervousaboutmeetingtheApril___62___forsubmittingthenewmanuscripttomypublisher.

Worried,Iaskedmyauthorfriendsforsomehelp,andtheygavemethiskeypieceofadvice,“Let’sstartwriting!

"theyallsaid.SoIdid.Itwasnotanimmediate___63___tomydepression,butafterafewweeksof___64___,Igotbacktonormal.SeveralpeopleinmycircleofsupportershelpedmemakesomegoodconnectionsandIgotthebook__65___,andtothepublisherontime.Itwasanexcitinggoalformetoreach,soItookmyfamilytoHawaiiasmy___66___.

Sometimesyou___67___yourowndreamsbecauseofself-doubt,fear,orexternalcomplications.Youcanthinkofmanydifferentexcusesto___68___thosedreamsaside,but,ifyougoafteryourdreams,yourworldwillbecomemoreexcitingandyouwillbegintoliveamorepassionateandmeaningfullife.

So,now,takeaminutetowritedownthreegoalsyouwanttoaccomplishthisyear.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA30%

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

ItisofficiallyknownasTheSwissReTower,or3St.MaryAxe.AsatypicalexampleofgreenarchitectureinLondon,whatismostremarkableaboutthebuildingistisenergy-efficiency.___69___itsartfuldesignandsomefancytechnology,itisexpectedtoconsumeupto05%lessenergythanaconventionalofficebuilding.Greenarchitectureis___70___thewaybuildingsaredesigned,builtandrun.

Supportersofgreenarchitecturearguethatthe